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it's an opportunity to reduce our deficit and make our government work better. this amendment represents a relatively small change to the bill but i believe it speaks to a larger principle. it will be an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to purchase more cars when so many folks across the country are being forced out of work and so many critical projects sit untouched. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: i move to strike the last word, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. to relinghuysen: i rise oppose the gentleman from georgia's amendment. the amendment -- his amendment is overly broad and would prevent the department of energy, the army corps of engineers, the bureau of reclamation, the national nuclear security agency, all agencies covered under our bill from leasing our purchasing any new vehicles. i understand my colleague's concerns with the s
it's an opportunity to reduce our deficit and make our government work better. this amendment represents a relatively small change to the bill but i believe it speaks to a larger principle. it will be an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to purchase more cars when so many folks across the country are being forced out of work and so many critical projects sit untouched. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his...
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this $48 million would be put towards deficit reduction. look, opponents of the amendment are go to go claim this money is necessary for national security, but in fact that could not be further from the truth. in fact the question of the whether or not the united states enrichment corporation is truly vital is being reviewed by the general accountability office which is expected to release a report on both the national security question as well as the economics of sending further taxpayer dollars to the united states enrichment corporation. because the report is pending, t is in the best interest of hard-earned taxpayer dollars we suspend aid until we have more information as to what the company is doing with the money it is receiving. the united states enrichment corporation is so poorly run, last may the new york stock exchange threatened to delist them due to its financial health. articles over the years have documented its financial woes and the near monthly collapse of its stock prices. during the june share holders' meeting, 80% of th
this $48 million would be put towards deficit reduction. look, opponents of the amendment are go to go claim this money is necessary for national security, but in fact that could not be further from the truth. in fact the question of the whether or not the united states enrichment corporation is truly vital is being reviewed by the general accountability office which is expected to release a report on both the national security question as well as the economics of sending further taxpayer...
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the student loan program itself is paying down the national deficit because of the profit the federal government makes. it's time to stop that and make student loans affordable for students and for their families. this congress simply has not done right by students. forcing these students to continue to graduate with an increasing mountain of debt while at the same time they lament the students are graduating with increased debt. that's what the republicans offered, that's why as my colleague from colorado said it was dead on arrival when it went to the senate. it was dead on a bipartisan basis when it went to the senate. the time has come now to defeat the previous question so that we can bring the one-year fix to make sure that students are protected from the doubling of the interest rates that is now occurring because of the inaction by the republicans in the house of representatives. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from texas is recog
the student loan program itself is paying down the national deficit because of the profit the federal government makes. it's time to stop that and make student loans affordable for students and for their families. this congress simply has not done right by students. forcing these students to continue to graduate with an increasing mountain of debt while at the same time they lament the students are graduating with increased debt. that's what the republicans offered, that's why as my colleague...
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we did it in 2005 under the ccra anchts the deficit reduction reduction act. senator harkin's appropriations committee has made changes to the eligibility rules to the pell grants each of the past several years outside of the higher education authorization, including the elimination of summer eligibility, ability to benefit, and lower of the automatic enrollment for low-income students. i mean, it -- it's just not fair to come and say, to me, that i'm doing an outside higher reauthorization. there is a track record continually of the person that accused us of doing it of doing it himself, of let me say that he is accurate. i'd be happy to yield. mr. manchin: if i could, i want to thank the good senator for working in such a bipartisan manner. this bill haif this bill has bed as belonging to one party or the other, it is wrong. we sat down together, senator cobun, senator a aalexander, senator burr, and we had senator carperrer and looked at how we could fiction something. this deadline hit, we knew one year ago when we extended it, they said it was a political
we did it in 2005 under the ccra anchts the deficit reduction reduction act. senator harkin's appropriations committee has made changes to the eligibility rules to the pell grants each of the past several years outside of the higher education authorization, including the elimination of summer eligibility, ability to benefit, and lower of the automatic enrollment for low-income students. i mean, it -- it's just not fair to come and say, to me, that i'm doing an outside higher reauthorization....
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we do not have a deficit right now. we have the opposite of a deficit right now. as of june the u.s. government was taking in $117 billion more that month than it was putting out. we are not in the red, we are in the black. this is the largest june budget surplus ever recorded in the history of the united states of america. but still, a thousand florida national guardsmen are not filling sandbags one day a week every week indefinitely even through storm season because congress panicked about that budget deficit that we do not have. and the deputy manager of the program to land this drone on the "u.s.s. george h.w. bush" says he is furloughing in place on the aircraft carrier while the drone is finally completing its historic landing. this is basically how it goes in the nonsense hold that we call the american congress right now. in that nonsense hole, house republicans find themselves digging deeper and deeper and deeper with no real plans on how to get out. i, though, have an idea for how to help them. do you remember the big deal in washington right now is that
we do not have a deficit right now. we have the opposite of a deficit right now. as of june the u.s. government was taking in $117 billion more that month than it was putting out. we are not in the red, we are in the black. this is the largest june budget surplus ever recorded in the history of the united states of america. but still, a thousand florida national guardsmen are not filling sandbags one day a week every week indefinitely even through storm season because congress panicked about...
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you know, students have already contributed billions to deficit reduction. but the problem is senate republican leader has insisted all other proposals that we balance the budget on the backs of struggling students and their families, and so far they have refused to put the interest of students and tomorrow's middle class ahead of tax code spending that benefits the wealthy. what they've introduced is a bill that includes no cap on how high student loan rates could go, something c.b.o. tells us will mean students could be locked in at rates over 8% in just a few short years. and in fact, it would be better to absolutely do nothing now than to take up and pass the republican bill. you know, i bet everybody listening knows a family member or a coworker who is up to their neck in student debt. it is a weight that keeps them from helping to grow our economy or start a family or take risks with their careers. and it's a weight that is not easily shed. we can't continue to do this, to generation after generation of college students and expect to be able to compete
you know, students have already contributed billions to deficit reduction. but the problem is senate republican leader has insisted all other proposals that we balance the budget on the backs of struggling students and their families, and so far they have refused to put the interest of students and tomorrow's middle class ahead of tax code spending that benefits the wealthy. what they've introduced is a bill that includes no cap on how high student loan rates could go, something c.b.o. tells us...
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. >> the trillion dollar deficits. >> and it does not look like the republicans are hoping a city. will you write a book for them? >> something about that and i think the republicans demean no, there are people all across the spectrum of both parties. i was asked -- i was speaking about my other book at fort leavenworth, the military base, not the prison. [laughter] and there were 1490 majors for mostly our country, but from around the world. it is a big school. someone asked me, what is the biggest problem that i worry about when i go to bed at night. the answer was american weakness why said that? i think the signal is being sent out from this country is that basically we are modeling american economy of your and it is a failed model. does not work. and there is no way that you can have the deficits we have had and have the debt we are incurring without sending out a signal to the world that this country is not born to be what it was in the past. there is no way that you can do that. you're not going to -- people take that message and they see it. and the -- then you turn around.
. >> the trillion dollar deficits. >> and it does not look like the republicans are hoping a city. will you write a book for them? >> something about that and i think the republicans demean no, there are people all across the spectrum of both parties. i was asked -- i was speaking about my other book at fort leavenworth, the military base, not the prison. [laughter] and there were 1490 majors for mostly our country, but from around the world. it is a big school. someone asked...
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here's a chart that shows america's trade deficit. and energy, imported energy comprises the largest account. we haven't had a balanced trade deficit since the 1970's when the job hemorrhage started in this country. and it gets worse every year. america's future depends on innovation. we can't continue to live like this. every community you go to in this country, they say, well, we have to move somewhere because my child can't find a job or, gosh, i had to get another job and i had my salary cut in half. it's pretty obvious what's been happening. the major category of trade deficits is energy imports. energy. because we are not self-sufficient in energy production in this country. part of the answer lies in new energy systems. systems that even nasa has helped us to begin to invent. yes, in the solar fields. yes, in new hydrogen technologies like cryogenic hydrogen. yes, in natural gas. thank goodness the department invested in fossil fuel technologies. that's where the fracking technologies came from. it came from thinking about the
here's a chart that shows america's trade deficit. and energy, imported energy comprises the largest account. we haven't had a balanced trade deficit since the 1970's when the job hemorrhage started in this country. and it gets worse every year. america's future depends on innovation. we can't continue to live like this. every community you go to in this country, they say, well, we have to move somewhere because my child can't find a job or, gosh, i had to get another job and i had my salary...
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another one was that deficit spending is not bad public policy. a third one, punishment is not a deterrent to crime. and the fourth one -- and this is a big one -- is that government can run our lives better than people can. and that's exactly what we're talking about here. the reason they have been wanting to do this with regulating carbon, i think, is better articulated by a guy that i don't think anyone will argue could be the most knowledgeable scientist in america. his name is richard lindsen with m.i.t.. his quote was that regulating carbon is a bureaucrat's dream. if you regulate carbon, you regulate life. you control life. that's what bureaucrats want to do. that's what the environmentalists want to do in controlling our lives. they want to determine what cars we drive, what kind of houses we live in, how our cities are built, and all of that. and they can do all of this by regulating carbon dioxide. and democrats particularly in the senate have been unsuccessful in passing legislation to accomplish this. this is the key. it was way back d
another one was that deficit spending is not bad public policy. a third one, punishment is not a deterrent to crime. and the fourth one -- and this is a big one -- is that government can run our lives better than people can. and that's exactly what we're talking about here. the reason they have been wanting to do this with regulating carbon, i think, is better articulated by a guy that i don't think anyone will argue could be the most knowledgeable scientist in america. his name is richard...
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the reason for that is we should not ask students to deficit -- subsidize the deficit as no other generation incurred that debt and we encourage you to go to school we want to make it as affordable as possible and reducing the deficit should not be your responsibility but our generation to do so. that is one of the debates by the way if this president democrats republicans for $5 billion of deficit reduction. >> even if somebody's goal was to reduce the deficit it would only put a bandage on the larger problem. i am a graduate student but my friends are in the working world and i have friends who pay more in loans than their rent or cannot read to or buy a house and so they live with their parents they cannot buy a new cars you just created generation of adults that cannot put any money to anything but the student loans you hurt the economy. the free up money that young adults today that put toward the student debt but now people are able to put money on a house or a new car or supporting local business or any business. >> that is an excellent point* to the extent we put our most capable peo
the reason for that is we should not ask students to deficit -- subsidize the deficit as no other generation incurred that debt and we encourage you to go to school we want to make it as affordable as possible and reducing the deficit should not be your responsibility but our generation to do so. that is one of the debates by the way if this president democrats republicans for $5 billion of deficit reduction. >> even if somebody's goal was to reduce the deficit it would only put a bandage...
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and if you want to cut the deficit, there are other ways to do it and the cbo says there's no deficit reduction the first ten years and unemployment will be elevated until 2020. look it up, governor. >> -- respected conservative, but -- >> thank you very much. i feel something bad is coming after that, though. >> the tea party, there is a political side to this. here's the utmost politician. the republican party is going to become a minority party. maybe all those tea party republicans in the house will keep their seats. but you're going to continue to lose presidential elections. you're going to lose the hispanic voter even more than you did in the last election. and it's political suicide what you're doing. >> what happened after 1986 that reagan signed? did the republican share of the latino vote go up? >> it did. >> it didn't. h.w. went down. h.w. went down. >> george went up. >> -- amnesty -- >> issues change, and this is a gateway voter. this is a gateway issue for latino voters. >> let me get a break in here. we'll come back and talk a little more about the political reaction t
and if you want to cut the deficit, there are other ways to do it and the cbo says there's no deficit reduction the first ten years and unemployment will be elevated until 2020. look it up, governor. >> -- respected conservative, but -- >> thank you very much. i feel something bad is coming after that, though. >> the tea party, there is a political side to this. here's the utmost politician. the republican party is going to become a minority party. maybe all those tea party...
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if you want to cut the deficit, there are other ways to do it. the cbo said there's no deficit reduction the first ten years. look it up, governor. >>. >> thank you very much. >> the tea party, there's a political side to this. and here's the most politicians. the republican party is going to become a minority party. maybe all of those two-party republicans in the house will keep their seats. but you're going to continue to lose presidential elections. you're going to lose the hispanic voter even more than you did in the last election. and it's political suicide what you're doing. >> what happened after the -- did the republicans share the latino vote go up with president reagan? >> yes, it did. >> george h.w. it went down. >> issues change. this is a gateway. senator mccain said, this is a gateway issue for latino votes. >>> we'll come back and talk a little bit more about the political reaction to the zimmerman verdict. ings. and right now we've got everything you need for a great summer. this 5-piece dining set on clearance, save over $49! mar
if you want to cut the deficit, there are other ways to do it. the cbo said there's no deficit reduction the first ten years. look it up, governor. >>. >> thank you very much. >> the tea party, there's a political side to this. and here's the most politicians. the republican party is going to become a minority party. maybe all of those two-party republicans in the house will keep their seats. but you're going to continue to lose presidential elections. you're going to lose the...
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i have be asked to testify whether or not psycho paths have affective deficits. absolutely they do. there has been hundreds of years of psychiatric research shows that they do. you have this two prong thing. on the one hand more dangerous if you release them and don't treat them. on the other hand, they're affectively different. there was a very nice article in the "new york times" magazine on mother's day about children who have these emerging traits and how we would develop and understand and treat them. it's a small percentage. my goal is to develop better treatment so they can keep them off that trajectory towards life course persistent problems. >> are you saying that people that have the brain structure that you have identified will always be lacking in volitional control or impulse receive to the extent that they are criminals? do we have a subset of people that are criminals because of their brains? >> i should really differentiate psychopathy from criminality. there are a lot of reasons why individuals engage in different criminal activity. it's a very small percentage of p
i have be asked to testify whether or not psycho paths have affective deficits. absolutely they do. there has been hundreds of years of psychiatric research shows that they do. you have this two prong thing. on the one hand more dangerous if you release them and don't treat them. on the other hand, they're affectively different. there was a very nice article in the "new york times" magazine on mother's day about children who have these emerging traits and how we would develop and...
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we need to bring deficits down. we need to get our country on a fiscally sustainable path, but we need to do so in a rational way which does not undermine our national security, does not undermine the services of being rendered to the people who are relying on them and that does not send the message to our employees and those whom we need to recruit in the future hat we're a good employer, we're a caring employer, we're an effective employer and you ought to work for us, you ought to work for your country, for your fellow citizens. mr. speaker, we need to go to conference, we need to get rid of the sequester, we need to put america on a rational path to fiscal responsibility and effectiveness and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. coble, for five minutes. mr. coble: i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, benghazi mattered and the american people deserve answers. on the evening of september 11, 2012, terrorist
we need to bring deficits down. we need to get our country on a fiscally sustainable path, but we need to do so in a rational way which does not undermine our national security, does not undermine the services of being rendered to the people who are relying on them and that does not send the message to our employees and those whom we need to recruit in the future hat we're a good employer, we're a caring employer, we're an effective employer and you ought to work for us, you ought to work for...
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in 2011 we hadn't done a great deal of deficit reduction. at this point if you look at with all the noise and all the messiness of the washington political process, we're in a very different place than we were four years ago. four years ago we hadn't cut discretionary spending. we hadn't done an increase in the tax rates at the top rate. between those two decisions we took care of about 60% of the deficit problem. there was an agreement that we had a $4 trillion problem over ten years. now, sequestration kicked in because -- >> the simpson-bowles number was they were trying to get it down 10 trillion over four years. >> it was simpson-bowles and it was also kind of a broad bipartisan consensus in washington that the goal for this period was $4 trillion. in the budget control act of 2011 this process of across-the-board cuts was put in place because it was seen as so odious, so bad for domestic and defense policy, that it would make it necessary and possible for congress to make hard decisions, to have balanced entitlement reforms and tax ref
in 2011 we hadn't done a great deal of deficit reduction. at this point if you look at with all the noise and all the messiness of the washington political process, we're in a very different place than we were four years ago. four years ago we hadn't cut discretionary spending. we hadn't done an increase in the tax rates at the top rate. between those two decisions we took care of about 60% of the deficit problem. there was an agreement that we had a $4 trillion problem over ten years. now,...
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if you want to reduce the deficit, investing in education. thank you very much. >> the house today approved a farm bill by a vote bill2126- 216-208. opposed theucus farm bill and launched a protest. here is that debate. >> further embellishments will result in a deduction of time from the yielding member. ther. speaker, i yield to gentleman from florida, mr. hastings for unanimous consent. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in very strong opposition to the farm bill and underlying bill because it takes the safety net away from american families. >> without objection, the time is charged. >> i yield to the gentleman from new york. >> thank you. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rolen the airline bill because it hurts america's children. correct -- rule and the underlying bill because it >> mr. speaker, and ask unanimous consent to revise my remarks. >> without objection. >> the gentleman from massachusetts. >> i yield to the gentlewoman from florida. >> i ask u
if you want to reduce the deficit, investing in education. thank you very much. >> the house today approved a farm bill by a vote bill2126- 216-208. opposed theucus farm bill and launched a protest. here is that debate. >> further embellishments will result in a deduction of time from the yielding member. ther. speaker, i yield to gentleman from florida, mr. hastings for unanimous consent. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in very strong opposition to...
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this program was supposed to rules the deficit. supposed to make the deficit lower. in fact everything we're finding out, going to make the deficit much bigger. >> allison is steve right? if the programs aren't working, become too unaffordable no one left to go to except the wide open arms of the government, they'll say, we'll take you. >> i think that's exactly what everything is lining up to say, and steve explained that very well. >> guess what, that costs a lot more. cost. the taxpayer a lot more you really need young people to sign up for healthcare in order for the system. obamacare to work. give me ten seconds on that. >> well, this debate is -- everybody knows obamacare is going to fail. we'll have a debate about a single pair government system. that's where the left has also wanted to go. >> we have have to it there. thank you very much. >> with the healthcare law under fire, will volters fire democrats in the mid-term elections? to larry who is going to talk about the political fallout. larry, the employer mandate gets delayed by a year, conveniently just p
this program was supposed to rules the deficit. supposed to make the deficit lower. in fact everything we're finding out, going to make the deficit much bigger. >> allison is steve right? if the programs aren't working, become too unaffordable no one left to go to except the wide open arms of the government, they'll say, we'll take you. >> i think that's exactly what everything is lining up to say, and steve explained that very well. >> guess what, that costs a lot more. cost....
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guest: i think that the trade deficit had been an issue for the u.s. there have been a lot of jobs, essentially we opened up ourselves to the world from a global trade perspective and we didn't really put a lot of emphasis on making sure that the other countries that we were doing business with had, say, the same labor standards, the same pay levels. so many american workers were thrown into competition with a huge global competition with workers willing to be paid a lot less. so a lot of that work was transferred there. some people say that's the way it goes and how the global economy moves around. that might be the case. but that doesn't mean there aren't jobs americans can't do. and the definition of doing something that your caller -- i agree that there are do-nothing jobs in every organization probably. but the point that your caller was making i think there are -- the definition of doing something is very broad and there are a lot of thing that is need to be done in this country including services jobs that aren't getting filled by the private se
guest: i think that the trade deficit had been an issue for the u.s. there have been a lot of jobs, essentially we opened up ourselves to the world from a global trade perspective and we didn't really put a lot of emphasis on making sure that the other countries that we were doing business with had, say, the same labor standards, the same pay levels. so many american workers were thrown into competition with a huge global competition with workers willing to be paid a lot less. so a lot of that...
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it's a form of deficit funding. and that is building up on this side. >> the other problem is, too, these people were promised something. i understand government workers. i'm the first one to criticize them for getting sweetheart deals. but if they were promised something, they should be made hold as well. a lot of them took less money in favor of pensions and less stuff down the road. ultimately we know who is to blame. the politicians who didn't want to go to the taxpayers and say we've got to pay these people more now. >> part of it -- >> we've got to go, steven. i don't know the guy and i don't have a stake in the book, but read it. it came out a while ago. i finished it in three days f you want to read about the ultimate functionality, money for firehouses that didn't exist, people not paying taxes because they have no services but there's no services because they are not paying taxes. that's the toilet bowl of a city finances. i don't know charlie. seems like an interesting guy. i'd like to meet him some day.
it's a form of deficit funding. and that is building up on this side. >> the other problem is, too, these people were promised something. i understand government workers. i'm the first one to criticize them for getting sweetheart deals. but if they were promised something, they should be made hold as well. a lot of them took less money in favor of pensions and less stuff down the road. ultimately we know who is to blame. the politicians who didn't want to go to the taxpayers and say we've...
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it helps our deficit problem as well. the only other point i want to make is this. some are comparing this bill to the president's health care bill. nothing could be further from the truth. i supported this president's health care bill, and i still do, but that was basically a democratic effort. it had no republicans have been. mccain and schumer would not be standing here together in favor of the aca. and this bill has very broad support. it's bipartisan. it has the support on the health care bill business and labor were split. business and labor united here. we have evangelicals. we have the agriculture community, both growers and workers. and so to say that this is just like the president health care bill, nothing could be further from the trees. this is just what america wants us to do. work together in a bipartisan way to move forward. so those extreme opponents come they keep coming up with new reasons to oppose the bill. one of their latest is all, our bill is 1000 pages and complicated. well, from what i understand, the bill so they're putting together and t
it helps our deficit problem as well. the only other point i want to make is this. some are comparing this bill to the president's health care bill. nothing could be further from the truth. i supported this president's health care bill, and i still do, but that was basically a democratic effort. it had no republicans have been. mccain and schumer would not be standing here together in favor of the aca. and this bill has very broad support. it's bipartisan. it has the support on the health care...
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that are better used to invest in the future and paying off our deficit. we simply cannot afford to spend taxpayer dollars on research, the private sector can do better and taxpayers should not be asked to provide additional support to an industry that consistently has record-breaking profits. our energy sector has some of the of the most promising ideas and technologies in the world. our energy policy, however, is horribly outdated. h.r. 2609 slashes research and development for renewable energy by some 60% and adds additional money that the administration either want -- neither wants nor needs to research fossil fuels and clean coal. at the same time it continues to spend far too much on fossil fuel r&d. in fact, we dole out more fossil fuel subsidies than any other country. more than $500 billion in 2011. and they often go to expensive projects with little upside. the fact is we don't need to spend taxpayer money this way. fossil fuel companies are highly profitable, posting some of the highest profits in the world, and they can shoulder than other r&d
that are better used to invest in the future and paying off our deficit. we simply cannot afford to spend taxpayer dollars on research, the private sector can do better and taxpayers should not be asked to provide additional support to an industry that consistently has record-breaking profits. our energy sector has some of the of the most promising ideas and technologies in the world. our energy policy, however, is horribly outdated. h.r. 2609 slashes research and development for renewable...
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. >> all the folk want is a piece of a sound bite at home to say they believe in deficit reduction. >> they made a clear choice to protect generous subsidies for agricultural corporations at the expense of the hungry and working poor. >> this is not some little club. we are the congress of the united states of america. the most powerful nation on this planet. and we can take care of all of the people. >> this is the lowest of the low. when we can't pass this, you know, ladies and gentlemen, they can't run the house. >> the only thing that this house will do when it votes today is defeat starving children. >> you are taking food out of the mouths of your own poor constituents. >> hr-2642 is a deadbeat majority's proposal. >> enough already. >> enough is enough. >> vote no. >> time has expired. >> vote no. vote no. vote no. it is ridiculous what you're doing to our children. >> every single democrat in the house did vote no today. along with 12 republicans, but that was not enough to stop the republicans' stripped down farm bill. it passed by an eight-vote margin, 216-208. the last vers
. >> all the folk want is a piece of a sound bite at home to say they believe in deficit reduction. >> they made a clear choice to protect generous subsidies for agricultural corporations at the expense of the hungry and working poor. >> this is not some little club. we are the congress of the united states of america. the most powerful nation on this planet. and we can take care of all of the people. >> this is the lowest of the low. when we can't pass this, you know,...
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estimates this bill as written will add $1.3 trillion to the deficit in 2014. at this point i would like to yield one minute to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: this is a shameful day. the house republican leadership has decided again to abandon all efforts to come to a bipartisan agreement on the farm bill. they have launched an attack on the working poor, veterans, children, and seniors who rely on the nutrition program in a desperate attempt to win political points with their conservative base. after an embarrassing, chaotic defeat of their last proposal, they decide to make a bad situation worse. this proposal strips out the entire nutrition title, putting families and children at risk of going hungry. givemade a clear choice to subsidies to corporations at the expense of the hungry and poor. today house republicans are telling hungry children, food banks who he meet the need of their communities. and low-income citizens, their needs don't ma
estimates this bill as written will add $1.3 trillion to the deficit in 2014. at this point i would like to yield one minute to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: this is a shameful day. the house republican leadership has decided again to abandon all efforts to come to a bipartisan agreement on the farm bill. they have launched an attack on the working poor, veterans, children,...
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any deal on interest rates should not reduce the deficit on the backs of students. we should not trade national debt for student debt. and number two, we need to keep in place an interest rate cap, an interest rate cap as a key consumer protection to shield students from exorbitant rates in the future. now, i have the highest respect for our president. i served with him here. he was on our committee. i only wish that perhaps they had talked to us a little bit before they came out with their proposal. president obama came out with a proposal on student loans. the first president since 1958, first president, not democratic president, first president, democrat or republican, to propose going from a 91 t-bill date to a ten-year treasury note. no other president suggested that. secondly, no president since 1958, no president, has advocated removing the cap. president obama in his proposal proposed removing the cap. well, i believe it's safe to say that our caucus said no, we're not going to do that. we're not going to lift this key consumer protection of having an intere
any deal on interest rates should not reduce the deficit on the backs of students. we should not trade national debt for student debt. and number two, we need to keep in place an interest rate cap, an interest rate cap as a key consumer protection to shield students from exorbitant rates in the future. now, i have the highest respect for our president. i served with him here. he was on our committee. i only wish that perhaps they had talked to us a little bit before they came out with their...
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we have four consecutive trillion dollar deficit the worst deficits in the history of our country. we are now about to rush through the $17 trillion mark in total debt. we are not a country that can afford to stay on this path. we are not a country that can afford to allow into our nation immigrants who are going to be tax consumers rather than tax producers. when you have the pick of hundreds of millions of people around the world, we should be smart and we should have a smart immigration policy that brings in people who are going to be tax producers. not tax consumers. that's going to help us with our deficit situation, tep us with our accumulated debt, and hopefully reduce or minimize the risk of an american tradgity that tragedy being a debit dating insolvency and bankruptcy of our great nation system of in that veen, our foreign policy, our immigration policy should focus on those who are going to come here and produce more revenue then they're going to consume. i'm for allowing immigration into the united states of america. it's a cherished privilege, it's a historical fact o
we have four consecutive trillion dollar deficit the worst deficits in the history of our country. we are now about to rush through the $17 trillion mark in total debt. we are not a country that can afford to stay on this path. we are not a country that can afford to allow into our nation immigrants who are going to be tax consumers rather than tax producers. when you have the pick of hundreds of millions of people around the world, we should be smart and we should have a smart immigration...
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. >>> boston drove in the go-ahead run as the red sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the mariners, 8-7. the a.l. east leading sox are now 25 games over .500. in the national lead the braves led the cincinnati reds. the all-star freddie freeman went three for four. >>> and the chicago cubs shut out the st. louis cardinals, 3-1. edward jackson and four relievers combined for the four-hit shutout. the cubs have won ten of their last 15 games. >> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and a tiny hero. we will see how a quick-thinking 5-year-old tried to save her mother's life. quick-thinking 5-year-old tried to save her mother's life. bacon?! gotta get that bacon! bacon?! bacooon! smokey bacon, meaty bacon, tasty bacon! bacon? ohh la laa. i say, is that bacon? oh! good heavens! bacon! bacon! who wants a beggin' strip?? me! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs!! mmm mmm mmm mmm mmmm it's beggin! mmm i love you... (announcer) beggin' strips...made with real bacon. there's no time like beggin' time! left. the new deadline to get s- f-o back on schedule following
. >>> boston drove in the go-ahead run as the red sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the mariners, 8-7. the a.l. east leading sox are now 25 games over .500. in the national lead the braves led the cincinnati reds. the all-star freddie freeman went three for four. >>> and the chicago cubs shut out the st. louis cardinals, 3-1. edward jackson and four relievers combined for the four-hit shutout. the cubs have won ten of their last 15 games. >> when we return,...
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is this about a trust deficit, not really about the border? what's going on here as you see it? >> part of the challenge in washington is that -- and it's not about policy. many times it's about politics and it gets personal. and frankly as a new member of congress, that's always very disappoint to go m poinpointing. el paso has been named as the safest city on the border. there is a way of life along the border that involves exchange and commerce that has been tremendously impacted other the last few years where you would be able to go across and eat lunch or people from mexico couldvther the last few years where you would be able to go across and eat lunch or people from mexico coulderther the last few years where you would be able to go across and eat lunch or people from mexico couldher the last few years where you would be able to go across and eat lunch or people from mexico coulder the last few years where you would be able to go across and eat lunch or people from mexico couldr the last few years where you would be able to go across and eat lunch or people from mexico co
is this about a trust deficit, not really about the border? what's going on here as you see it? >> part of the challenge in washington is that -- and it's not about policy. many times it's about politics and it gets personal. and frankly as a new member of congress, that's always very disappoint to go m poinpointing. el paso has been named as the safest city on the border. there is a way of life along the border that involves exchange and commerce that has been tremendously impacted other...
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and the reason for that is that we are asking students to subsidize the deficit because we want to encourage you to go to school, we want to make it as secure as possible. it ought to be my generation and her parents generation as well to do so. that is one of the debates, by the way. you can't put into a student loans anything that we thought we could. it's freeing up money that we thought was there. >> i think that that is an excellent point, to the extent that we put capable people in debt. >> we undermined not only their lives, houses, necessities, children, we diminish our ability to grow this. >> i think we are putting the is an appearance of these people. >> you are right. it does make a good point. thank you, megan. [inaudible question] >> as you say, it is definitely more difficult. it is important that we do this, as we have in the past. it is largely ahead of the control. >> [inaudible] >> we have confidence that we will set aside this much money every single month. we will do the best that we can. >> we are kind of on the same page. >> i think that you are right. >> i think dad t
and the reason for that is that we are asking students to subsidize the deficit because we want to encourage you to go to school, we want to make it as secure as possible. it ought to be my generation and her parents generation as well to do so. that is one of the debates, by the way. you can't put into a student loans anything that we thought we could. it's freeing up money that we thought was there. >> i think that that is an excellent point, to the extent that we put capable people in...
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things washington has made a mess of lately, immigration reform, food stamps, farm aid, student loans, deficit reduction, a tax system regardless of its fairness or unfairness. so complex no one can understand it. a health care plan that even the administration that passed it can't figure out how to administer, an air force where a third of the combat squadrons are grounded because congress can't figure out how to fund them. i have to wonder, who would want to be like that? in this day when we're telling irhers how to run their countries, what do other countries think the model we're currently presenting. i still think america is the greatest country in the world. but convincing others of that is probably a harder sell. back in a minute. >> schieffer: some of our stations are leaving us now, rest of the us stay for the rest of the other news, house representative mario diaz-balart will talk about immigration reform, get reaction on all of to from senator dick durbin. and our panel of analysts. stay with us for a lot more "face the nation." ,,,,,,,,,, >> schieffer: welcome book to "face the nat
things washington has made a mess of lately, immigration reform, food stamps, farm aid, student loans, deficit reduction, a tax system regardless of its fairness or unfairness. so complex no one can understand it. a health care plan that even the administration that passed it can't figure out how to administer, an air force where a third of the combat squadrons are grounded because congress can't figure out how to fund them. i have to wonder, who would want to be like that? in this day when...
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expressed the need to pass immigration reform now to help the economy grow, create jobs, or reduce the deficit. here is a key house democrat's assessment. it was wonderful to be part of a productive meeting with the president. we had incredibly candid and productive conversation on accomplishing comprehensive immigration reform. like us, the president believes that there are compelling moral and economic reasons to support comprehensive reform. house republicans are exarlg to the president's healthcare law and suggesting a single massive piece of legislation is not the way to go, shep? >> shepard: mike, former president george w. bush weighed in on all of this today to congress to find a resolution on immigration reform. he spoke during a naturalization ceremony at presidential ceremony in dallas i meant bush 43, excuse me. while he didn't get specific about policy he noted immigrants do make contributions in this country. he said we have to enforce current immigration laws and that america can be a lawful society and welcoming society at the same time. $34 million for a building they didn't n
expressed the need to pass immigration reform now to help the economy grow, create jobs, or reduce the deficit. here is a key house democrat's assessment. it was wonderful to be part of a productive meeting with the president. we had incredibly candid and productive conversation on accomplishing comprehensive immigration reform. like us, the president believes that there are compelling moral and economic reasons to support comprehensive reform. house republicans are exarlg to the president's...
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also, any savings from that compromise bill would go back into the student loan fund instead of deficit reduction, which is a change from the house gop bill. >> luke, let me ask you, in a one or two-sentence answer, do you think students are going to be payer this higher rate for several months, several years? what's the best outlook here? >> i suspect they'll be paying it for at least throughout july, possibly august until there is some sort of solution. i'd be very surprised if they have to pay this coming into the fall. house republicans are going to hold their ground. they don't have an election. they don't have a mitt romney telling them to back off the last time they had this problem. if there's a bipartisan solution from the senate, that becomes the bill the white house will ultimately try and get behind. but really, the debate has been in the senate between real liberal senate democrats and the more moderate ones like mansion and angus king who had a bill they all thought was going to be the way forward. we have to see what happens with that king, mansion, burr, alexander bill.
also, any savings from that compromise bill would go back into the student loan fund instead of deficit reduction, which is a change from the house gop bill. >> luke, let me ask you, in a one or two-sentence answer, do you think students are going to be payer this higher rate for several months, several years? what's the best outlook here? >> i suspect they'll be paying it for at least throughout july, possibly august until there is some sort of solution. i'd be very surprised if...
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today those of us who came to town to cut spending, reduce the deficit, reduce the size of government, and make reforms have a real opportunity to walk the walk. this farm bill does all of those things. this bill is going to save taxpayers $19.3 billion. it's going to repeal or consolidate more than 100 programs at usda. and it's going to repeal the direct program. something that many of my farmers and ranchers back home are -- do not want to give up. the farm bill also does a couple other things. it is being considered separately on its own merits. as many in this body have called for, and it replaces antiquated permanent law so we don't face things like the dairy cliff tend of the year anymore. the bill before us reforms not just the politics of the farm bill, but the process as well. this farm bill has earned our support and i urge my colleagues to vote yes. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. peterson: i yield two minutes to the distinguished minority whip, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the spe
today those of us who came to town to cut spending, reduce the deficit, reduce the size of government, and make reforms have a real opportunity to walk the walk. this farm bill does all of those things. this bill is going to save taxpayers $19.3 billion. it's going to repeal or consolidate more than 100 programs at usda. and it's going to repeal the direct program. something that many of my farmers and ranchers back home are -- do not want to give up. the farm bill also does a couple other...
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deficits down to $608 billion. we're doing well now. we need to keep speaking up. because they had to feel the intense tip and they had to feel it relentlessly. >> and dave camp said in your commission the head of the negotiations, the head of the house ways and means committee. forget about taxes. it's not going to happen. you heard the same thing on the spending side as well. the positions on both sides, raising revenue to consulting spending. but you're saying that's not the case. that slowly this is eroding? >> i would say -- remember my learning on the three things, what they say is not necessarily what they think or what they're willing to do. there's -- it's one thing i ended up learning -- there's really smart well meaning people down there. now there are some, dealing with some of them. i've had times where i looked at someone and said you can't possibly believe what you just said. you just can't. it's so illogical, you can't. but there are some of those. but i would say i've run into a lot of people who are very bright and really want to do the right thin
deficits down to $608 billion. we're doing well now. we need to keep speaking up. because they had to feel the intense tip and they had to feel it relentlessly. >> and dave camp said in your commission the head of the negotiations, the head of the house ways and means committee. forget about taxes. it's not going to happen. you heard the same thing on the spending side as well. the positions on both sides, raising revenue to consulting spending. but you're saying that's not the case. that...
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part of that is being emotional. >> the defense certainly knows in that capacity they are at a deficit. one of the ways we saw mark o'mara, the lead defense attorney, trying to combat that is by using a block of cement in his closing argument. he was saying that is a deadly weapon. basically saying that trayvon martin had a deadly weapon in addition to george zimmerman. we'll see how effective our panel thinks that was right after a quick break. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive, but not energy or even my mood. that's when i talked with my doctor. he gave me some blood tests... showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% testosterone gel. the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or signs in a woman, which may include changes in body hair or a large
part of that is being emotional. >> the defense certainly knows in that capacity they are at a deficit. one of the ways we saw mark o'mara, the lead defense attorney, trying to combat that is by using a block of cement in his closing argument. he was saying that is a deadly weapon. basically saying that trayvon martin had a deadly weapon in addition to george zimmerman. we'll see how effective our panel thinks that was right after a quick break. i have low testosterone. there, i said it....
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in specifics, it reads that reform will grow the economy by 3.3% and bring down the deficit by close to $8850 billion over the next -- by close to $850 billion over the next 20 years. we're back after the break. actually mean it. >> you're putting out there something that you're proud of. journalists want the the story and they want the right story and the want the true story. >> you can say anything here. >> i spent a couple of hours with a hooker. >> your mistake was writing a check. >> she never cashed it! >> the war room. >> compared to other countries with tighter gun safety laws our death toll is just staggering. >> the young turks. >> the top bankers who funneled all the money to the drug lords, no sentence. there's just no justice in that. >> viewpoint. >> carl rove said today that mitt romney is a lock to win next pope. he's garunteeing it. >> joy behar: say anything. >> is the bottom line then that no white person should ever, ever, ever use the "n" word? >> yes! >> only on current tv. >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. six minutes after the hou
in specifics, it reads that reform will grow the economy by 3.3% and bring down the deficit by close to $8850 billion over the next -- by close to $850 billion over the next 20 years. we're back after the break. actually mean it. >> you're putting out there something that you're proud of. journalists want the the story and they want the right story and the want the true story. >> you can say anything here. >> i spent a couple of hours with a hooker. >> your mistake was...
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. >> the cvo projects the senate bill would cut the flow by up to half and reduce the deficit by $135 billion over ten years. the u.s. chamber of commerce would help to craft the bill is running for and calling for an end to the status quo. all of this begs the question, what exactly is stopping the house gop from embracing comprehensive reform. joining me today, executive vice president of global strategy group and former senior advisor to priorities u.s.a. action, bill burton. new york magazine's jonathan chase and distinguished fellow, bob herbert and joining us from capitol hill is republican congressman, raul labrador. congressman, thanks so much for joining us on a very, very important day. >> great to be on your show, alex. >> congressman, i want to start first with what you have said to the press thus far as far as comprehensive immigration reform. you told the hill today that comprehensive reform, the senate bill, is less likely than it was a month ago. i ask you in this hour, is there any chance that the senate bill can pass the house of representatives? >> there's absolutel
. >> the cvo projects the senate bill would cut the flow by up to half and reduce the deficit by $135 billion over ten years. the u.s. chamber of commerce would help to craft the bill is running for and calling for an end to the status quo. all of this begs the question, what exactly is stopping the house gop from embracing comprehensive reform. joining me today, executive vice president of global strategy group and former senior advisor to priorities u.s.a. action, bill burton. new york...
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for reducing our deficit. -- the cbo says it will reduce it by billions of dollars. it is the right thing to do. it is supported by large groups of people from liberals interested in human rights to business people at the chamber of commerce interested in our economic engine. the senate bill has some things that i do not like. in essence, there are earmarks. designations that we buy many helicopters from specific companies to patrol borders. money, it seems wrong to designate particular helicopters to be purchased. that should not have been done. there is close to $50 billion. there is a lot of expense to the bill in terms of security that was put in that was too much. it gave up after citizenship, it visas for high skilled workers, having more border security even though it was way over the top. the house has passed for separate bills through the judiciary. they make the people in this country presently criminals immediately. they give jurisdiction to local law enforcement to police those efforts. it would also have a different not be uniform in the way we apply our
for reducing our deficit. -- the cbo says it will reduce it by billions of dollars. it is the right thing to do. it is supported by large groups of people from liberals interested in human rights to business people at the chamber of commerce interested in our economic engine. the senate bill has some things that i do not like. in essence, there are earmarks. designations that we buy many helicopters from specific companies to patrol borders. money, it seems wrong to designate particular...
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everyone who looks at this thinks this will add tax, social security revenue and decrease our deficit over a 20-year period and, uh-uh know, it is tragic to think about 11 plus million people living in the shadows of this country, a country of immigrants. i'm a daughter of immigrants. and good luck. >> so tragic. it's so tragic. >> i think we'll do just fine in the next presidential election and senate elections. it's so tragic, the president in 2008 and 2010, he had 60 senators and huge majorities in the house. did he move the immigration bill to deal with this pressing problem, this tragedy? i missed that. >> go ahead, congresswoman. >> i'm talking about the issue. i'm in my nonpartisan role as head of the wilson center, by the way. i think it's not a partisan issue. it's fundamental to american values and what we are as a country. >> all right. we did at least get a disagreement. not quite the players i thought, but in any case, thank you. >>> we have to take a break here. when we come back, edward snowden now asking russia for political asylum. our panel tackles how to bring the n
everyone who looks at this thinks this will add tax, social security revenue and decrease our deficit over a 20-year period and, uh-uh know, it is tragic to think about 11 plus million people living in the shadows of this country, a country of immigrants. i'm a daughter of immigrants. and good luck. >> so tragic. it's so tragic. >> i think we'll do just fine in the next presidential election and senate elections. it's so tragic, the president in 2008 and 2010, he had 60 senators and...
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everyone who looks at this thinks this will add tax and social security revenue, adds and decrease our deficit over a 20-year period -- >> chris: "wall street journal" talks about how it's going to increase growth. >> you know, it's tragic to think about 11-plus million people living in the shadows of this country, a country of immigrants, i'm a daughter of immigrants. good luck during a presidential election -- >> i think we'll do fine in the next presidential election and senate elections in 2014. it's so tragic. the president of the united states had 60 senators and huge majorities in the house. did he move a immigration bill to deal with the pressing this problem, the tragedy of these people in the shadows? i missed that, missed president obama doing anything about immigration. >> chris: go ahead. >> i'm talking about the issue. i'm in my nonpartisan role as head of the wilson center, folks. immigration is not a partisan issue. it's fundamental to american values, what we are as a country. >> chris: all right. we did at least get a disagreement. not quite the players i thought, but in any
everyone who looks at this thinks this will add tax and social security revenue, adds and decrease our deficit over a 20-year period -- >> chris: "wall street journal" talks about how it's going to increase growth. >> you know, it's tragic to think about 11-plus million people living in the shadows of this country, a country of immigrants, i'm a daughter of immigrants. good luck during a presidential election -- >> i think we'll do fine in the next presidential...
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and would reduce the deficit by almost $850 billion over 20 years. president obama also called in members of the hispanic caucus. democratic congressman joaquin castro of texas voiced hope for a compromise. >> like us he realizes that effort must be both a republican and a democratic effort. it requires the work and cooperation of both parties and this president is committed to working with not only house democrats, but also house republicans on getting it done. speaker boehner and other party leaders issued a statement refirming they will not take up the senate bill which leaves the focus squarely on the next three weeks. house republicans have said they mean to bring immigration to a vote between now and the month-long recess that begins in early august. for more on the options being considered in the house, we are joined by illinois democrat luis gutierrez, also a member of the judiciary committee, and chair of the congressional hispanic caucus immigration task force. congressman, welcome back to the program. >> thank you, ray. good to be with you
and would reduce the deficit by almost $850 billion over 20 years. president obama also called in members of the hispanic caucus. democratic congressman joaquin castro of texas voiced hope for a compromise. >> like us he realizes that effort must be both a republican and a democratic effort. it requires the work and cooperation of both parties and this president is committed to working with not only house democrats, but also house republicans on getting it done. speaker boehner and other...
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first four years of the president's administration we had over a trillion dollars deficit at it every single year more than ever before. .. we're going to be working on the. i know chairman lucas will be working on that in his committee so we can positively move a bill through the house of representatives that deals actively with food stamps and gives folks the kind of respect that they need and helps those who are most needy. we will do it in a way that incorporates the kind of fundamental principles that have continued to make america a great nation. if we are unable to get that done it's important for the american people to know because they hurt a lot of things yesterday that was in the country. that automatic spending, that mandatory spending continues. nobody is going to lose their food stamps because of the action in congress yesterday. >> host: congressman tom price republican of georgia, the sixth district is his home turf. is vice chairman of the budget committee. reading, pennsylvania, bill is joining us. >> caller: hello how you doing? i watch you guys very much because i'
first four years of the president's administration we had over a trillion dollars deficit at it every single year more than ever before. .. we're going to be working on the. i know chairman lucas will be working on that in his committee so we can positively move a bill through the house of representatives that deals actively with food stamps and gives folks the kind of respect that they need and helps those who are most needy. we will do it in a way that incorporates the kind of fundamental...